2nd Round / Challenge #3 Results The results are in for the 2nd Round of the
Short Screenplay Challenge 2017!
The top 5 screenplays are listed below along with honorable mentions in each
group. If your screenplay placed in the top 5, congratulations on
advancing to the final round kicking off this Friday, February 16th at
11:59PM EST! Regardless of how your story placed, everyone should
be proud of making it to the 2nd Round through an original field of over
950 writers around the world and creating three great screenplays along
the way. We hope it was an enjoyable and inspiring experience, and
best of luck to the 30 advancing writers in the final round this
weekend!

#2 (Gr 1) - ''Connections'' by Coral Yee LOGLINE - A mother and her
infant daughter are alone on a long and difficult journey. How can they
make a connection with all flights grounded in a storm?

#3 (Gr 1) - ''Sandstorm'' by Morgan Dean LOGLINE - Rafael Calderón,
greatest Mexican musician in living memory, is trapped in a tiny rural
town during the sandstorm of the century. But he may just find more in
Vivír than he ever bargained for.

#4 (Gr 1) - ''Let It Happen'' by Nate Glassman-Hughes LOGLINE - Alone
and emotionally overwhelmed, Kirk finds comfort in the words of a
stranger as they wait out a sandstorm in a hotel lobby bar.

#5 (Gr 1) - ''Remember Me'' by Sean Moss LOGLINE - A soldier with a
drinking problem toils in the shadow of a famous ancestor until given a
chance to break from his brutal and untold legacy.

#HM (Gr 1) - ''The Nomad'' by Dane Abley LOGLINE - A man seeks food and
shelter during a sandstorm, gets more than he bargained for when trouble
comes calling.

#HM (Gr 1) - ''Hourglass'' by Chris Preyor LOGLINE - While Dr. Matthew
Palmer fights to stay alive, he reaches out to the people he loves the
most in a desperate attempt to say goodbye.

#HM (Gr 1) - ''Seeking Zerzura'' by Kurt Uy LOGLINE - When Joshy, a
hardworking father just trying to provide for his children, takes a new
job working for a renowned author, he finds himself facing a surprising
revelation and a harrowing choice.

#2 (Gr 2) - ''Freya'' by Nick Coleman LOGLINE - While the men are at
war, a village's Tree of Life is dying, and a young woman named Freya
believes she can save it. If only her pesky little brother would shut
up.

#3 (Gr 2) - ''Glazed and Confused'' by Kathryn Graham LOGLINE - Thea
wishes to become a larger than life hero only to discover it's the
little things that matter most.

#4 (Gr 2) - ''All's Well That Ends Well'' by Eric Johnson LOGLINE - For
years, the ancient well has been granting the wishes of the villagers
who throw in a gold coin. Young Jack is about to find out what happens
when you take some out.

#5 (Gr 2) - ''Family Time in the Crystal Cavern'' by Greg McCarron
LOGLINE - A young witch seeks guidance from a beloved family member in
her time of need.

#HM (Gr 2) - ''Duncan's Story'' by David J Vergano LOGLINE - A poor,
friendless boy finds hope at the end of a blind alley.

#HM (Gr 2) - ''Bottom of the Well'' by Jack Baldwin LOGLINE - The spirit
of the well grants visitors any prize they can wishfor, if they can
reach it. The deeper the dive, the grander the
treasure - and the greater the risk.

#HM (Gr 2) - ''WISH FUEL'' by Ben Orlando LOGLINE - A man enters a
prison that tortures its inmates by making them wish, again and again.

3 - Romantic Comedy / A medical marijuana dispensary / A snail

#1 (Gr 3) - ''Sugar & Spice'' by Ed Hicks LOGLINE - Dispensary owner
Maureen Choi has her eyes set on a cute repeat customer, but is thwarted
by communication difficulties.
Will her advances be blunted, or is there hope for a budding
relationship to flower?

#2 (Gr 3) - ''A Jar of Tenacity'' by Jeffrey Howe LOGLINE - When the
loss of their homes interrupts a couple's budding relationship, they
find another way to connect -- in the display case of the local pot
dispensary.

#3 (Gr 3) - ''Sex In the Seventies'' by Michael McLeod LOGLINE - An old
man and an old woman meet as strangers in a marijuana dispensary, but
leave as friends with potential.

#4 (Gr 3) - ''Love Buds'' by Jason Fox LOGLINE - An emotionally-stunted
widower seeks a second chance from a purveyor of medicinal marijuana
before their nascent relationship gets nipped in the bud.

#5 (Gr 3) - ''LOVE AT A SNAIL'S PACE'' by Rodney Altman LOGLINE - A
middle-aged marijuana store owner finds love in a strange place with the
arrival of an unexpected customer.

#HM (Gr 3) - ''Joint Expectations'' by Chloe Gebacz LOGLINE - An awkward
run-in at a dispensary forces a divorcee to reconnect with her ex-spouse
and her current self.

#HM (Gr 3) - ''Kushland'' by Amber Scott LOGLINE - Two cannabis
botanists find that the road to romance can be awfully slimy – but often
ends up being “just right.

#HM (Gr 3) - ''Blooming Buds'' by Sean Nelis LOGLINE - A man buying
medical marijuana for the first time instead finds something for his
heart.

4 - Comedy / A hotel conference room / A skull

#1 (Gr 4) - ''SUPERVILLAINS ANONYMOUS'' by Matthew Tennant LOGLINE -
Darth Vader comes to terms with his feelings in a weekly support group
for megalomaniacs.

#4 (Gr 4) - ''North of Cuckoo'' by Thomas Morgan LOGLINE - A son returns
for his eccentric father's funeral.

#5 (Gr 4) - ''A Clean Crime'' by Katarina Galat LOGLINE - A high-strung
and highly unlucky janitor is about to get interrogated. Can he avoid
breaking under the pressure when the incriminating skull is in his
duffel bag?

#HM (Gr 4) - ''THE MERITS OF MEDIATION'' by Robin Virginie LOGLINE -
Maria is nervous but extremely excited to take on her very first case as
a professional mediator, but does she have the tools to deal with this
very special trio?

#1 (Gr 5) - ''The Technopriest'' by Joshua Bartolome LOGLINE - In this
mash-up of "Blade Runner" and "The Exorcist," an android priest tries to
save the soul of a rogue child-model robot from a demonic computer
virus.

#2 (Gr 5) - ''The Rink'' by Jake Prins LOGLINE - As the Android War
nears an end, two patrolling androids come across a lone human on a
frozen lake.

#3 (Gr 5) - ''Do Android Princesses Dream of Electric Skates?'' by Jason
Nash LOGLINE - Being made redundant is enough to get anyone mad - but
when you’re a world renowned ice skating princess, getting even is a
much more appealing option.

#5 (Gr 5) - ''Miss Maisey'' by Diana Vancura LOGLINE - An undercover
agent is giving an assignment to assassinate a celebrity to prevent a
possible world war.

#HM (Gr 5) - ''Comfort Row'' by Sherrill Schmidt LOGLINE - When a
pioneer in memory travel sees into one client's past, it awakens his
desire to create new memories of his own.

#HM (Gr 5) - ''Something Simple'' by Sasha Wulf LOGLINE - A husband in
twenty-second century Los Angeles tries to give his wife the one thing
she truly longs for.

#HM (Gr 5) - ''The Second Fall'' by Danny Yap LOGLINE - In
post-apocalyptic world where no more weapons exist due to a mass
disarmament effort, two teens discover a long-lost antique
that could forever change and destroy their lives.

#2 (Gr 6) - ''Orphan Type'' by A. J. Bermudez LOGLINE - At the turn of
the 20th century, a pair of recently orphaned sisters consigned to work
in a printing press discover a terrifying secret lurking beneath the
building.

#3 (Gr 6) - ''The Curse of Hennie Hudgens'' by Andrew Berkowitz LOGLINE
- When a newspaper reporter fails to write the truth, he is forever
condemned to know the truth.

#4 (Gr 6) - ''The Sin Asylum'' by Sara Rennert LOGLINE - Welcome to Mea
Culpa, where cutting-edge developments in medicine and technology
provide you with the chance to be “absolved” for the sins you have
committed.

#5 (Gr 6) - ''A Dying Industry'' by Demian Kendall LOGLINE - An
overworked intern at a local newspaper is visited by three people who
aren't pleased with their obituaries.